The patient inquires about how his body will kill pathogens unassisted by antibiotics.
The nurse responds that a process called phagocytosis will:

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about hand hygiene. Which of the following client statements indicates a need for further teaching?

The nurse explains that the immunizations against hepatitis B will:

A patient is sent home with an open wound that is still infected and being treated with wet-to-dry dressing changes four times a day. Before discharge, in order to prevent infecting other family members, the nurse would teach the patient to:

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a group of newly licensed nurses about preventing needlestick injuries. Which of the following actions should the nurse recommend?

A patient has a nursing diagnosis of infection, related to inadequate primary defenses, as evidenced by surgical incision and intravenous (IV) line access. An appropriate nursing intervention for this patient is to: 

The nurse is helping the health care provider perform a sterile procedure at the bedside.

Halfway through the procedure, the nurse believes the health care provider has contaminated the sterile field.

The nurse should:

A young patient became ill with mononucleosis that she contracted from drinking out of the same glass as her boyfriend who also had the disease.

The glass, an inanimate object, has caused the indirect transmission.

The inanimate transmitter is called:

An organism that is included in the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing pneumonia (ESBL) group is:

Fecal matter has contaminated the patient's bed sheet.
The nurse should:

A patient has been diagnosed with vaginal candidiasis. The nurse recognizes that this condition is usually the result of: